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TIL 4th Graders (& Their Families) in the U.S. Can Visit National Parks for Free

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y9QM TIL that when Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of Nirvana’s song, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” (which is called “Smells Like Nirvana) Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain considered the parody as a sign that they had "made it” as a band.
E109X TIL that when the Incas first saw horses brought over by the Spanish in the 1530s they described them as "Large Llamas with Silver Shoes"
EmRX TIL That during the early stages of filming Happy Days, Fonzie was not allowed to wear his iconic leather jacket unless he was in close proximity to his bike. This was because the censors said it made him look like a ‘hoodlum’. It was replaced by a white windbreaker.
ADBk7 TIL that ladybugs can bite.
XEob8 TIL that Stefan Banach got his PhD by being tricked into taking an exam by a group of professors. He was led to believe that he was just discussing some math problems with random mathematicians.